The organist librarian

 Thursday SM, S and B. To art for 45 minutes and sketched a new picture based on a photo of the trees taken this morning - the golden light was amazing! There were some new people there. Parking was bad but I was lucky on my second circuit. Straight to Friends house and parked there. Set up the zoom and 3 people were on it. 18 came and very nice bring and share lunch. It was great to be back after so many months. We all introduced ourselves and then Revd Chris Brice spoke about the London churches refugee fund - he was so clear. We took a photo with the plum tree. Ivor is more frail but still with it! Seminar on fossil fuel divestment - 74 churches/dioceses have done so. Gresham lecture on Timbuktu libraries. Shop green for less. Homemade.  Friday most of the day on the video story board and additional script. SM S and B. Tea at SMITF. Zoom Southwark animators only 4 of us. Come dine with me.  Saturday Nazareth cross has arrived - it is simple wood from boats used by refu...

Radio service from Bath Ethiopian Orthodox.  Music today Benedictus by Couperin, Prelude on Fulda by Thalben-Ball, My eyes for beauty pine by Howells, Toccata and fugue in D minor by Gary Sieling which was much enjoyed. Was that the Pink Panther you played today? Coffee and cake and chat to Elaine - good to have her back again so I did not have to sing today at all! Chat to Bruce - his birthday. We had a talk by the diocesan adviser on generous giving. Strictly, Lewis and Harris with Ben Fogle, Mating game. The Larkins.  Monday Sean came to paint bedroom cupboard doors. SM, S and B. Colette's meeting on investments. To post office to post calendar to Oz and return 2 alarms - the batteries had gone so they were replaced. We now have voicemail on our phone account. Watched the rest of Ian McKellen. The speakers at STMIF on climate were outstanding. Only connect, University challenge, Blair and Brown and the Iraq war. I didn't go on the zoom for the Balham meeting.  Tuesday ...

 Thursday SM Swk and B. To art at AgeUK. Did some sketches from photos. Long chat to Bridgid - Stepehn is in Marsden Chelsea and she cannot visit. Art is a good thing to be doing. Returned home to find a fixed penalty notice from my trip to Owen hearing in Tennison Road so have filled it in online. Not sure I will be allowed to do a course again. Surprised as I am very careful about speed. Watched churches trust lecture on relics and the traffic in them. Fascinating Gresham lecture on Richard III and Leicester. Paula Gooder on parables. Garden some clearing up. Chat about Borg book with Caterham folk. Handmade woodworking, shop well for green.  Friday up late - felt cold in bed and woke several times. SM, S and B. Piano. Watched a bit of Gresham lecture on Jewish state. Jab no 3 at Beckenham pharmacy. All very straightforward. SMITF tea chat. Nathan Laube opening Canterbury more impressed by Adrian Bawtree's programme. Why did Nathan choose to play transcriptions of Liszt and ...

 Tuesday 19th up early transport arrived 8.35 and to Guys by 9.45/ Coffee and saw a very nice audiologist. Moulds can now be ordered and sent by post so no need to go back. New ones will come in 4 weeks. Also do not clean them with a pin - now have proper instructions to wash them overnight! Did not have to wait long for return ambulance which dropped off ladies in Barry Road and West Norwood so home by 1. World ballet day, SM, Swk, B. Also reading The Tablet including an article about St Ciaran. Sean came and started painting our bedroom cupboards. Quiet time. Henry came so painting! He is very articulate and told me all about the first aid he had learned. Fish and chips. St Martin's climate discussion and heaven. Bake off.  Wed woke late. Chat to Ann. Nazareth from Cutty Sark Saturday. Meditation, Liz went to get paint. To Sarah's to send photos to Jack. I photographed them on my phone and sent by email. It was a little odd not to have tea but quite a lot done. Repair shop. ...

 Thursday SM, S and B. Story board for history video so did not go to art. Churches trust talk on ghosts. To dentist and impressions taken - not a nice taste! £282!! 17 at LSI meeting and it was lively! Cooked harissa chicken and lentil jumble - the cumin was a bit hot but delicious. To Jeremiah Stephenson's recital at St John's. British organ music Bairstow, Whitlock, Stanford, Lemare, Farringdon. Not so keen on his macho outfit of T shirt! He got Whitlock wrong saying he was a cathedral organist and Blackpool tower!! He also described English music as like a trifle i.e. a mess!! Repair shop, Bake off extra slice with Maggy.  Friday SM, S and B. Invites for Nov 28 done by email. To doctor for pneumonia jab for over75s. Queue outside 16 when I got there. Had to sit down once inside. Queue moved forward because names were needed - people trying to jump the queue of course. Too much standing and only Dr Ojo doing it. Seems St Edmundsbury cathedral recitals are no longer on faceb...

 Friday end of the retreat and we were asked to share. I talked about the cone I had picked up and drawn. Lunch and then drove home with no problems. Got petrol at local Sainsbury's - other garages on the route had none! Watched Statements after an arrest under the immorality act by Athol Fugard from Orange theatre. Excellent but no sub titles. I think I would find it difficult to follow a play in the theatre! Bake off extra slice. I think the retreat was good but not worth £172! What was its purpose? Food good, room Ok. If the intention was to get to know each other better it failed dismally!  Saturday woke late. Nazareth from St James park with a Franciscan Br Clark. RSCM discussion with Bob Chilcott very disappointing sound was boomy. 2 nice choral items. Last week's Nazareth from St Katharine's. We had a discussion about going to the cathedral tonight but it turns out servers are not required? Watched National Theatre Under Milk Wood - brilliant. Strictly. Come dine wit...

 Liz to Guys for scan and third jab. B, SM and Swk. Ellie Carter playing at GMC excellent. Colette's meeting featured St Francis. SLIFG committee. Did minutes. Balham Catenians. Could not join SMITF lecture - no link and Facebook went down. Only connect, University challenge, fascinating series on Blair and Brown.  Tuesday Liz went to get nails done. SM, Swk and B. I checked Alan's proofs of Dad's scores and spotted a couple of things. Paul Carr playing at Worsley. Zoom about LCAW 2022 which will focus on Africa. Tires were all down a bit. Quiet time. Gresham lecture on environment and what can be done. SMITF creation course was good but have never had a pet so nothing to say on that. Bake off. V and A museum programme. Wrote to OUP and Mount St Bernard abbey about copyright issues. Earth shot prize part 2.  Wednesday woke at 6 and dropped off. SM, Swk and B. Started getting ready to go away. Meditation, Decided Orange Tree theatre too expensive for Athol Fugard play live...

 To St John's for Riverside winds coffee concert of British music - shame not more people there. Malcolm Arnold 3 sea shanties, Matyas Seiber, Gordon Jacob sextet in memory of Aubrey Brain and Hypnoses for flute and piano. Guardian angels the day Eileen McDade died. Nazareth from St Katharine;s, Blackfriars. Last of A house through time in Leeds, Come dine with me. Liz went to cathedral servers Mass. Very wet. A lovely concert in tribute to FJ at 104! Strictly. Royal Academy summer exhibition.  Succomb hill route is actually quicker. Played Elgar Chanson de Matin and Whitlock Canzona. Willan on Song 13 - 2 new voluntaries for me. The hymns were different to the music list but no problem. We sang Morning glory, starlit sky to Song 13. Nice birthday card from the Gartons. Went to coffee. Match and had to divert to get up Whitworth Road! Marathon on TV. Blackfriars - no singing! Vatican astronomer interview. Henry came and did some drawing and crafts.   It was good to b...